Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
The white dot 
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun 
symbolizes the position of the sun.
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 20:52:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
- The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 51%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, March 4, 2013 at 20:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 21' | South |
| Longitude: | 136° 45' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.06 meters/second, 1505.0 km/hour, 935.2 miles/hour or 812.6 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total |
|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
|---|
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 24.7" | 15.59 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.2" | 0.03 mi | south | 15.59 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 47.1" | 934.93 mi | west | 0° 01' 15.5" | 1.44 mi | south | 934.86 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 06' 33.2" | 915.23 mi | east | 0° 07' 10.8" | 8.23 mi | north | 915.62 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction |
|---|
| Alice Springs | Tue 6:22 AM | 476 km | 296 miles | 257 nm |  SW |
| Cairns | Tue 6:52 AM | 1025 km | 637 miles | 554 nm |  ENE |
| Darwin | Tue 6:22 AM | 1076 km | 668 miles | 581 nm |  NW |
| Eucla | Tue 5:37 AM | 1480 km | 920 miles | 799 nm |  SSW |
| Adelaide * | Tue 7:22 AM | 1627 km | 1011 miles | 879 nm |  S |
| Port Moresby | Tue 6:52 AM | 1646 km | 1023 miles | 889 nm |  NE |
| Dili | Tue 5:52 AM | 1770 km | 1100 miles | 956 nm | NW |
| Brisbane | Tue 6:52 AM | 1834 km | 1140 miles | 990 nm |  ESE |
| Jayapura | Tue 5:52 AM | 2016 km | 1253 miles | 1089 nm |  NNE |
| Canberra * | Tue 7:52 AM | 2053 km | 1275 miles | 1108 nm |  SSE |
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